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The Truth in Small Doses

Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It

By: Clifton Leaf

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The Truth in Small Doses

Why We're Losing the War on Cancer-and How to Win It

By: Clifton Leaf

A “brilliant” (Fortune), eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward. Over the past half century, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues to kill with abandon. In 2013, despite a four-decade “war” against the disease that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly six hundred thousand will die from it. A decade ago, Clifton Leaf, a celebrated journalist and a cancer survivor himself, began to investigate why we had made such limited progress fighting this terrifying disease. The result is a gripping narrative that reveals why the public’s immense investment in research has been badly misspent, why scientists seldom collaborate and share their data, why new drugs are so expensive yet routinely fail, and why our best hope for progress—brilliant young scientists—are now abandoning the search for a cure. “Through flowing prose Leaf delivers, alongside facts and data, stories on personalities involved in research, the fascinating process of solving an unusual and highly deadly cancer in Africa, and the heartbreaking realities of cancer treatment in children today. Leaf’s extensively investigated treatise will resonate with researchers and patients frustrated by the bureaucratic woes he delineates. Public policy makers, grant reviewers, and pharmaceutical researchers alike must consider Leaf’s indictment and proposed solutions” (Publishers Weekly). The Truth in Small Doses is that rare tale that will both outrage readers and inspire conversation and change.

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512

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Simon and Schuster

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1476740003

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9781476740003

Collected Works

By: Clifton Bennett

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Collected Works

By: Clifton Bennett

Born in late 1918, Clif Bennett grew up in New York City during the turbulent era of the Great Depression and the subsequent years of World War II. Witnessing the world of his times, he identified with the working people, Communists, and anarchists. Inevitably, this led to draft evasion, being hounded by the FBI, and eventually imprisonment. Gifted with both prose and poetic literary skills, he wrote extensively in both forms, expressing the mood and temper of the times as seen through his own eyes. This collection of his writings includes the variety of life in general, including such things as politics, religion, romance, children's stories, living in Africa, and the entire collection of his Yih Jing Sonnets. Collected Works presents a universality of theme and passion from one man's perspective.

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475

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Lulu.com

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1300817313

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9781300817314

Indiana in Transition, 1880-1920

The Emergence of an Industrial Commonwealth

By: Clifton J. Phillips

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Indiana in Transition, 1880-1920

The Emergence of an Industrial Commonwealth

By: Clifton J. Phillips

In Indiana in Transition: The Emergence of an Industrial Commonwealth, 1880–1920 (vol. 4, History of Indiana Series), author Clifton J. Phillips covers the period during which Indiana underwent political, economic, and social changes that furthered its evolution from a primarily rural-agricultural society to a predominantly urban-industrial commonwealth. The book includes a bibliography, notes, and index.

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699

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Indiana Historical Society

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0871950928

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9780871950925

Creation's Beauty as Revelation

Toward a Creational Theology of Natural Beauty

By: L. Clifton Edwards

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Creation's Beauty as Revelation

Toward a Creational Theology of Natural Beauty

By: L. Clifton Edwards

With an interdisciplinary approach, Edwards utilizes literature, aesthetics, world religions, and continental philosophy as avenues into the theology of natural beauty. This is an epistemological look at our aesthetically charged knowing of God through nature. Emphasizing our embodied experience of the world, Edwards examines the phenomenon of perceptual beauty, while questioning traditional notions of God's metaphysical "beauty." Drawing upon Michael Polanyi's philosophy of science, Edwards explores the human aesthetic and religious interface with the natural world. This philosophical approach is then linked to the poetic: Polanyi's "tacit knowledge" and Jean-Luc Marion's "saturated phenomena" give support to Wordsworth's "pregnant vision" of the natural world. This approach culminates in a re-envisaging of John Ruskin's typology of natural beauty: Ruskin's vision of the world can be adapted toward an understanding of natural revelation. Edwards brings this Romantic theology back across the Atlantic in dialogue with American nature writers and the uniquely American experience of wilderness and "frontier.

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213

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1620323680

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9781620323687

Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers, & Stickers

A Complete and Illustrated Catalogue of Antique Barbed Wire

By: Robert T. Clifton

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Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers, & Stickers

A Complete and Illustrated Catalogue of Antique Barbed Wire

By: Robert T. Clifton

Contains a complete and illustrated catalogue of antique barbed wire.

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444

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806108762

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9780806108766

Learn Android Studio

Build Android Apps Quickly and Effectively

By: Clifton Craig,Adam Gerber

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Learn Android Studio

Build Android Apps Quickly and Effectively

By: Clifton Craig,Adam Gerber

Learn Android Studio covers Android Studio and its rich tools ecosystem, including Git and Gradle: this book covers how Android Studio works seamlessly with Git, for source control, and Gradle, a build and test tool. In addition, this book demonstrates how to develop/collaborate with remote Git web-hosting services such as GitHub and Bitbucket. Four complete Android projects accompany this volume and are available for download from a public Git repository. With this book, you learn the latest and most productive tools in the Android tools ecosystem, and the best practices for Android app development. You will be able to take away the labs' code as templates or frameworks to re-use and customize for your own similar apps. Android Studio is an intuitive, feature-rich, and extremely forgiving Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This IDE is more productive and easier to use for your Android app creations than Eclipse. With this book you will quickly master Android Studio and maximize your Android development time. Source code on the remote web-hosting service is targeted to the latest Android Studio release, version 1.2.

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Apress

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1430266023

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9781430266020

Privacy Preserving Data Mining

By: Jaideep Vaidya,Christopher W. Clifton,Yu Michael Zhu

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Privacy Preserving Data Mining

By: Jaideep Vaidya,Christopher W. Clifton,Yu Michael Zhu

Privacy preserving data mining implies the "mining" of knowledge from distributed data without violating the privacy of the individual/corporations involved in contributing the data. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of available approaches, techniques and open problems in privacy preserving data mining. Crystallizing much of the underlying foundation, the book aims to inspire further research in this new and growing area. Privacy Preserving Data Mining is intended to be accessible to industry practitioners and policy makers, to help inform future decision making and legislation, and to serve as a useful technical reference.

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124

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387294899

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9780387294896

Love And Carnage

By: Dick Clifton

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Love And Carnage

By: Dick Clifton

Very little if anything seems to have been written about the men who searched for and found prisoners of war that had been released when the armistice was signed (occasionally it would be a grounded pilot) and escorted them through the forward area in to Allied occupied territory. Without the cooperation of il Partito d'Azione and the willing assistance of the ribelli (rebels as the partisans were known), who often provided guides, they would not have been able to operate. The story which is based on the authors personal experience takes place in Abruzzo. It is written as a sister book to The Missing Years, and gives an insight to the risks ordinary people were prepared to take in the midst of almost daily atrocities.

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Lulu.com

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144771606X

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9781447716068

Recent American Art Song

A Guide

By: Keith E. Clifton

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Recent American Art Song

A Guide

By: Keith E. Clifton

Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the first study to examine this repertory in detail, and many of the songs and composers are discussed in print for the first time. Keith E. Clifton has examined approximately 1000 songs by nearly 200 composers. Many songs employ musical idioms well beyond traditional classical styles, including references to jazz, musical theater, rap, and rock & roll, and several songs blur the boundaries between recital and stage works. Organized alphabetically by composer, entries contain complete biographical and bibliographical information, with major works and links to print resources and composer websites when available. In addition, Clifton provides detailed information on the vocal range, musical style, and appropriate voice type for individual songs. The book concludes with a full discography and bibliography, as well as indexes listing the works by poet, song cycle, title, voice type, and level of difficulty.

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336

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Scarecrow Press

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1461670780

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9781461670780

Trail to Destiny

A Novel

By: Cheri Kay Clifton

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Trail to Destiny

A Novel

By: Cheri Kay Clifton

When Laura Westbrook saves the life of the courageous white warrior, Grey Wolf, she finds the pathways between pride and prejudice, love and loyalty difficult to travel. Grey Wolf finds his life changed by the beautiful and strong-willed Laura, who encourages him to reclaim his forsaken heritage and face the secrets of his haunted past. From the rugged Nebraska plains to a Cheyenne village, from an army fort to a small town in California, destiny leads Laura and Grey Wolf on a trail of passion and danger that culminates in an astounding revelation.

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iUniverse

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0595469345

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9780595469345

The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook

The Best Recipes on the Planet for Everyone's Favorite Pot

By: Emily Clifton,Matt Clifton

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The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook

The Best Recipes on the Planet for Everyone's Favorite Pot

By: Emily Clifton,Matt Clifton

Make Standout, Effortless and Appetizing Meals Using Your Most Versatile Kitchen Tool! Get ready to fall in love all over again with your Dutch oven. Through 60 mouthwatering recipes, Emily and Matt Clifton, authors of Cork and Knife, show you just how practical and exciting this essential kitchen appliance can be. Be it sweet or savory, long-simmered or last-minute, there is little you can’t do in your Dutch oven—your dinners will never feel dull or complicated again. These are just some of the extraordinary dishes you’ll be making time and again for your loved ones: - Slow-Braised Lamb Shoulder and Potatoes with Yogurt-Mint Sauce - Olive and Roasted Garlic Pull-Apart Focaccia - Plum, Raspberry and Almond Crumble - Hard Cider–Braised Turkey Thighs with Apples and Onions - Pommes Frites with Three Dipping Sauces - Beer-Steamed Mussels with Chorizo and Fennel - Wonton Soup with Homemade Dumplings and Bok Choy Whether you are gathering your family for a memorable feast, or settling in for a more intimate tête-à-tête between friends, The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook promises a no-fuss (and delectable!) answer to all your mealtime conundrums.

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Page Street Publishing

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1645672328

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9781645672326

Oil Painting For Dummies

By: Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton

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Oil Painting For Dummies

By: Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton

Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. That’s what you’ll find in Oil Painting For Dummies. Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You’ll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. You’ll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments; brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces; and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. Discover how to: Choose the right supplies Set up your studio and care for your equipment Handle your materials safely Develop your design and composition skills Make practice sketches and studies Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes Try out different compositions Mix any color you want Simplify tricky still-life subjects Paint landscapes and common objects out doors Paint portraits and the human form Complete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, Oil Painting For Dummies is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist!

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325

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118051998

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9781118051993

Mark

By: C. Clifton Black

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By: C. Clifton Black

A gospel written to help us experience what we will never fully understand.

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Abingdon Press

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0687058414

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9780687058419

Book's by Clifton Leaf

The Truth in Small Doses

The Truth in Small Doses

Collected Works

Collected Works

Indiana in Transition, 1880-1920

Indiana in Transition, 1880-1920

Creation's Beauty as Revelation

Creation's Beauty as Revelation

Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers, & Stickers

Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers, & Stickers

Learn Android Studio

Learn Android Studio

Privacy Preserving Data Mining

Privacy Preserving Data Mining

Love And Carnage

Love And Carnage

Recent American Art Song

Recent American Art Song

Trail to Destiny

Trail to Destiny

The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook

The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook

Oil Painting For Dummies

Oil Painting For Dummies

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